EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI

By Ryüsuke HAMAGUCHI

KINODVOR - as BUYER REP

Drama - Completed 2023

Urban ambitions clash with nature in a quiet village close to Tokyo

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2023
Special Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2023
Perlak
Zurich FF 2023
Special Screenings
Busan IFF 2023
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Venice - Biennale 2023
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 106 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ryüsuke HAMAGUCHI
    • Writer(s)
    • Ryusuke HAMGUCHI
    • Producer(s)
    • Satoshi TAKATA
    • Synopsis
    • Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life.